NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||06-01-2026

 

NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||06-01-2026

TUESDAY|| VOL—V/2026/JANUARY

OPINIONATED, FOR FREE CIRCULATION.

मूर्खस्य पञ्च चिह्नानि गर्वो दुर्वचनं तथा ।

क्रोधश्च दृढवादश्च परवाक्येष्वनादरः ॥

English Translation: There are five signs of a fool-- Vanity, Nasty Conversation, Anger, Stubborn Arguments, And A Lack Of Respect For Other People’s Opinions.

INDIA: (GOI, SWARAJYA, VISHWAMITRA, HINDU POST, INDIA TODAY).

BJP leader and leader of Opposition in West Bengal, Shuvendu Adhikari has written a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, dismissing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s false claim about the Special Intensive Revision, SIR exercise of electoral roll and her request to halt it.

CEC(WB) has already deleted 58 Lakh false voters and  identified additional  about 1.0 Crore ‘QUESTIONABLE’ cases in WEST BENGAL.

Science and Technology Minister Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated the National Primary Standard Facility for Solar Cell Calibration and the National Environmental Standard Laboratory at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL) in New Delhi.

Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Rajiv Ranjan Singh, accompanied by Union Coal Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy, has inaugurated the country’s largest integrated inland Rainbow Trout farm in Ranga Reddy district in Telangana. A startup, Smart Green Aquaculture, has set up the cold-water species, which will thrive in the warm climate of the Deccan Plateau, using advanced engineering, at an estimated investment to a tune of 50 crore rupees. HP is the right place for this farming.

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs  signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation in New Delhi. This MoU is being signed for the execution of Corporate Social Responsibility, supported infrastructure Development and Capacity Building of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS).

The Passing Out Parade of 2700 trainees of INS Chilika will be held on the 8th of this month. INS Chilika is the Indian Navy’s training establishment for sailors and Agniveers, located in Odisha near Chilika Lake.

Indian Army engineers are working to restore road connectivity between the central and Uwa provinces in Sri Lanka. The  Ministry of Defense said that the Engineer Task Force of the Indian Army has constructed a 100-foot Bailey Bridge on B-492 highway, restoring road connectivity between Central Province and Uwa Province.

India’s Republic Day celebrations on 26 January 2026 are expected to carry strong diplomatic significance, with European Union (EU) leaders likely to attend as chief guests. According to media reports, the EU has officially accepted India’s invitation, underlining the growing importance of the India–EU Strategic Partnership at a time of shifting global economic and geopolitical alignments.

The expected chief guests include Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and António Costa, President of the European Council.

WORLD: (REUTER, AP, AFP, BLOOMBERG, CNN, WP)

The U.S. bombings and raid in Caracas reportedly killed at least forty people, thirty-two of them Cuban security personnel. Venezuela’s Supreme Court named Delcy Rodríguez—formerly Maduro’s vice president—acting president on Saturday. That day, she shared a statement denouncing U.S. “military aggression,” while Trump told The Atlantic that Rodríguez would “pay a very big price” if she did not cooperate with the United States. She shifted her tone the next day, posting that Venezuela and the United States should work together “towards shared development.”

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, meanwhile, celebrated Maduro’s capture and called for 2024 opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González to assume power.

Spain joined multiple Latin American countries in condemning the operation and calling it a violation of international law, while France and Italy focused on calls for a democratic transition. Others voiced concern after Trump mentioned Greenland over the weekend as among the potential next targets of U.S. military force. China, the top buyer of Venezuelan oil, called for Maduro’s release, as did Russia.

“Venezuelans wanted Maduro out and voted against him. But they did not vote for U.S. rule.”

North Korea test-fired multiple ballistic missiles yesterday, Japan’s defense ministry said. The defense minister added that one missile flew nearly six hundred miles—within striking distance of southern Japan.

Antigovernment protests and labor strikes have spread to twenty-six provinces in Iran, U.S.-based group Human Rights Activists News Agency said yesterday. At least nineteen protesters have reportedly been killed as a result of the law enforcement crackdown.

South Korea seeks to open a “new phase” of relations with China, President Lee Jae-myung said in Beijing today. South Korean and Chinese media reported that the countries signed fifteen agreements during Lee’s visit, his second meeting with China’s Xi Jinping in just two months.

Botswana plans to open an embassy in Moscow soon and invited Russian companies to collaborate on investments in rare earth minerals, Botswana’s foreign minister told Russian state news agency TASS. Diamond-rich Botswana is also currently in talks with the United States that seek to reduce U.S. tariffs.

A far-left group claimed responsibility for an electricity outage that left some forty-five thousand homes and more than two thousand businesses without power over the weekend. They claimed the incident was meant to target the fossil fuel industry, though Berlin’s mayor called it a “terrorist” attack. The local electrical utility said it could take until Thursday for power to be fully restored, as Berliners brace for a cold snap this week.

At least 16 people have been killed during a week of unrest in Iran, rights groups said, as protests over soaring inflation spread across the country, sparking violent clashes between demonstrators and security forces.

Myanmar’s election is unlikely to change the reality for more than 1M Rohingya refugees, staying  in Bangladesh who fled what the UN called ‘genocidal violence’ in Myanmar. Efforts to repatriate the Muslim minority have stalled since the junta seized power in 2021. Al Jazeera’s Tanvir Chowdhury reports from Cox’s Bazar.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY:

Study suggests ancient Indian scholars knew mineral acids centuries before Europeans could find it.

Examining classical Indian texts written before the 8th century CE, the scientists have also questioned the belief that Arab alchemists first developed mineral acids after the 9th century.

A study published in the Indian Journal of History of Science a few months ago has challenged long-held beliefs about the origins of mineral acids, suggesting that ancient Indian scholars may have understood and used them centuries before similar knowledge appeared in Europe or the Arab world.

CRIME & PUNISHMENT:

The Supreme Court has refused to grant bail to activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy matter, saying there was a prima facie case against the accused under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

IMD:-

The India Meteorological Department, IMD, has issued an orange alert for very dense fog conditions in Bihar, East Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh over next two to three days.

ENVIRONMENTAL: -

Heavy rains and snowfall in Afghanistan have ended a prolonged dry spell but triggered flash floods in several areas, killing at least 17 people and injuring 11 others, according to authorities. Afghans are facing acute shortage of FOOD’.

GAMES & SPORTS: -

In Under-19 Cricket, India defeated hosts South Africa by 8 wickets through the DLS method in the second Youth ODI of the three-match series at the Willow Moore Park in Benoni. With this win, the Indian team has clinched the series 2-0. India comfortably surpassed the revised target of 174 runs, scoring 176 for two wickets in 23.3 overs.

DAS KAPITAL:

Delhi Government signs an MoU with the Reserve Bank of India.  Delhi Chief Minister’s office said that the MoU enables the RBI to function as the banker, debt manager, and financial agent of the Government of Delhi.

The first meeting of the Payments Regulatory Board (PRB) was held in Mumbai  under the chairmanship of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra. The Board was constituted following amendments to the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, which came into effect on 9th May last year.

Indian Share Market: -

 *BSE SENSEX*85,439.62 −322.39 (0.38%)🔻

 *NIFTY*26,250.30 −78.25 (0.30%)🔻

BULLION:

 *GOLD* : ₹ 13,800/ 01gm (24 krt)

 *SILVER* : ₹ 240,000/KG

Currency Exchange Rates:

*Euro* : ₹ 106/-  *USD*  ₹ 91/- *China Y*₹ 13/-

WHAT IS NEXT:

Today, the Consumer Electronics Show begins in Las Vegas.

Tomorrow, Zelenskyy and European leaders meet in Paris.

Tomorrow, the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee will receive a closed-door briefing on Défense Department’s cyber operations in Washington, DC.

 

THE END.